Table assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pikachu uses Thunder as its down special move. It summons a thunderbolt from the sky to attack opponents on the ground. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Thunder now summons a cloud that fires the thunderbolt, making the attack's range shorter. Additionally, the thunderbolt now acts a Meteor Smash.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pichu also uses Thunder as its down special move. It functions similarly to Pikachu's Thunder, although it strikes multiple times. If the thunderbolt hits Pichu, it will take damage.

Description

Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Paralysis status condition. The move's accuracy is affected by the weather. It can hit a Pokémon that is Flying or Bouncing.

It damages an enemy. It can hit an enemy in the air using a move such as Fly. It could also cause the Paralysis status condition. With the Paralysis status, the enemy's Travel Speed goes down and it can't attack or use moves.It damages enemies. It can hit enemies in the air using a move such as Fly. It could also cause the Paralysis status condition. With the Paralysis status, their Travel Speed goes down and they can't attack or use moves.*

It can hit an enemy in the air using a move such as Fly. It could also cause paralysis. During rain or heavy rain, it never misses. But in sunny weather, or in harsh sunlight, it's hard to land this move!

Electabuzz fires multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent, or Electabuzz gathers electricity in between the horns on its head, and it fires a blast of yellow electricity from its horns at the opponent.

Magneton's eyes glow red and its magnets become surrounded in yellow static. It then releases a powerful blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. Sometimes, the electricity has black sparks surrounding it.

Manectric fires a blast of yellow or blue electricity from its body at the opponent, or Manectric rises its head and roars loudly, causing a bolt of lightning to fall down from the sky and strike the opponent.

The balls on the ends of Electivire's antennae become surrounded by yellow electricity. Then, Electivire's whole body becomes surrounded by electricity and it fires a blast of it from its body at the opponent, or the balls at the end of Electivire's antennae become surrounded by yellow electricity, and it fires a beam of yellow electricity from the antennae at the opponent, or Electivire puts its tails on the opponent and they become surrounded by yellow static. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it fires a beam of yellow electricity from the end of its tails at the opponent.

The bands on Zekrom's tail glow light blue with electricity and it flies into the air, releasing a powerful beam of electricity from it straight down, striking the opponent, or Zekrom's wings become surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.

Thundurus raises both of its arms into the air, touching the back of its fists together before pulling them apart. As it does, light blue sparks of electricity fluctuate in between its hands briefly and it pulls back its arms so its fists are behind its head. Its fists then become surrounded in light blue electricity, and Thundurus brings its arms forward, firing a beam of light blue electricity from its hands at the opponent.

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Pikachu points at the opponent and its body becomes surrounded in electricity. It then fires a powerful beam of electricity from its body at the opponent. When the electricity reaches the opponent, it curls around its body like a twister.